Jury finds newspaper story on prison visit defamatory

$563,052 verdict

On May 28, 2009, the Boston Herald published a story under the front-page headline, “FOX IN THE BIG HOUSE.” On page 2 of the paper, the story at issue appeared under the headline, “Sources: Fox aided beau in prison visit with killer.”
The story reported: “State Rep. Gloria L. Fox is under state scrutiny for allegedly ...